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The Latest on Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder's action on lame-duck bills (all times local):
- Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder has signed into law requirements that letter grades be issued for each public school in the state.
- Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder has signed a law making it harder for groups to put proposals on the statewide ballot and vetoed one that would have diluted the power of the incoming Democratic attorney general.
- He vetoed one that would have blocked any future attempts to force the disclosure of donors to nonprofits, including political groups whose sway has grown in elections.
- He signed an environmental cleanup bill that Democrats say would make it harder to toughen the standard for protecting drinking water from certain toxic chemicals.
- He also has signed a law requiring Democratic Gov.-elect Gretchen Whitmer’s administration to better justify new regulations that are stricter than those mandated by the federal government.
- Gov. Rick Snyder has vetoed bills that would have authorized online gambling in Michigan, including wagers placed on sports.
- Michigan Republican Gov. Rick Snyder has vetoed legislation that would have made permanent a ban against Michigan doctors prescribing abortion-inducing drugs with webcams or other forms of telemedicine.
- Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder has signed $1.3 billion budget legislation that shifts new tax revenue for schools to other priorities such as roads and environmental cleanup.
https://apnews.com/dec8e9605f35480e81b1b9844e982731?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=AP&utm_campaign=SocialFlow
- Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder has signed a law making it harder for groups to put proposals on the statewide ballot and vetoed one that would have diluted the power of the incoming Democratic attorney general.
- He vetoed one that would have blocked any future attempts to force the disclosure of donors to nonprofits, including political groups whose sway has grown in elections.
- He signed an environmental cleanup bill that Democrats say would make it harder to toughen the standard for protecting drinking water from certain toxic chemicals.
- He also has signed a law requiring Democratic Gov.-elect Gretchen Whitmer’s administration to better justify new regulations that are stricter than those mandated by the federal government.
- Gov. Rick Snyder has vetoed bills that would have authorized online gambling in Michigan, including wagers placed on sports.
- Michigan Republican Gov. Rick Snyder has vetoed legislation that would have made permanent a ban against Michigan doctors prescribing abortion-inducing drugs with webcams or other forms of telemedicine.
- Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder has signed $1.3 billion budget legislation that shifts new tax revenue for schools to other priorities such as roads and environmental cleanup.
https://apnews.com/dec8e9605f35480e81b1b9844e982731?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=AP&utm_campaign=SocialFlow